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Flugel Horn/Horns

Flugel Horn – Sian Drew

Sian drew started playing at the age 7 on tenor horn, quickly realising this was far too heavy to carry back and forth to school so decided to change to cornet. Beginning her brass band experience with Pencoed Silver Band, moving onto ynyshir band before playing with the Parc and Dare band gaining experience playing in the higher sections and qualifying for the Albert Hall in 2006. Sian then joined the Lewis Merthyr band where she stayed for 6 years, during this time she moved onto flugel horn. Sian joined the Llwydcoed band in 2012 and has had the opportunity to qualify and play in the 1st section national finals 2013 and is looking forward to the challenge in the championship section.

Solo Horn – Evan Key

Coming from a family of brass players, Evan was first introduced to the Tenor Horn at the age of 12 when he was given an instrument to try after accompanying his family to band practice. Following this Evan quickly took to the instrument and performed with many of the local brass bands in his home county of Lincolnshire over the years before deciding to study music at university. Evan moved to South Wales in 2011 to study at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he was taught by Owen Farr, graduating in July 2015. Evan joined Llwydcoed band in the summer of 2015 from the Pontardulais band and is enjoying being part of such a friendly and hard working team.

1st Horn – Hayley Brown

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2nd Horn – Bethan Wilkes

Bethan started playing a brass instrument at the age of 9 at her local girls brigade, she was then given a French horn at school by her brass teacher Kim Kelly but had to give it up because she couldn’t reach the fourth valve with her thumb!! She then moved onto baritone and only played in brass bands with school, Ogmore & Mid Glam band. she joined Ystrad Mynach band at the age of 14 where she sat 2nd baritone moving up to 1st baritone before finally convincing them to let her play euphonium, she even played solo euphonium for a while! Bethan then moved onto tenor horn in 1998 and played solo horn for Oakdale silver band until 2002. After a short break Bethan then joined Lewis Merthyr band on solo horn where she stayed for 8 years, & qualified for national finals in Cheltenham 2010. After a short spell with Rogerstone band Bethan joined llwydcoed in 2011 on 1st horn, where she is playing at her highest level yet and is loving every minute (almost).